C.V.Diango Hernández, Cuba 1970. Lives and works between Germany and Cuba

Resumé

Diango Hernández began his artistic practice in Cuba in 1994 as a co-founder of Ordo Amoris Cabinet, a group of artists and designers who focused on invented solutions for home design objects to compensate for a permanent shortage of materials and goods. The artist moved to Europe in 2003 and currently lives and works in Düsseldorf. His work was the subject of solo exhibitions at the Kunsthalle, Basel (2006) and the Neuer Aachener Kunstverein (2007). His work was exhibited in the Arsenale as part of the 51st Venice Biennale and the Biennale of Sydney and the São Paulo Biennial, both in 2006. His work was the subject of a critically acclaimed exhibition of new work, “Losing You Tonight,” at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Siegen (2009) and in 2010 two installations were included in “The New Décor” at the Hayward Gallery, London. A survey exhibition of his work took place at Museo D’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (MART) in Rovereto in 2011-12. In 2013, Marlborough Contemporary, London presented a solo exhibition of his work “The New Man and the New Woman.” His work was the subject of a solo exhibition “Socialist Nature” in 2014 at Landesgalerie, Linz. Hernández has had solo exhibitions at Marlborough Contemporary, London and the Kunsthalle Munster in 2015. In 2016, a solo exhibition of Hernández’s work, titled “Theoretical Beach,” took place at the Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen.

Teaching Experiences

Since 1995 Diango Hernández has given numerous artist talks and has participated in symposiums and lectures in many international art institutions such as Artpace San Antonio, Ludwig Foundation Havana, Or Gallery Vancouver, Porta 33 Madeira, Banff Centre for The Arts Alberta, Barbican Center London, Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach, The University of British Columbia Vancouver, etc. Hernández was teaching for 3 years at Mobile Home (Escola de Arte Nómada, Experimental e Independente), an international independent summer academy in Portugal, founded by Portuguese curator Nuno Faria.